Keep in mind that according to the Congressional Research Services there are"280-plus intra-session recess appointments by Democratic and Republican administrations dating back to 1867" on record. The conservative ruling, also," opens pandora’s box of legal challenges” affecting”recess appointments made to the labor board in recent decades, by presidents on both sides of the aisle”! (huffingtonpost.com)
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Needless to say, House Speaker John Boehner , U.S. Senate Minority
Leader Mitch McConnell and their Tea
Partied Congressional cohorts who joined in the lawsuit are expressing extreme
delight with the panel’s decision which leads to several questions:
Why did Tea Partied Congressional
lawmakers join in the lawsuit in the first place?
- Tea Partied Senate Republicans
fought to block filling the two
legally required vacancies on the National Labor Relations Board so
that the Board could not
function.
- Tea Partied congressional lawmakers fought
against the idea of establishing President Obama’s Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau.
- Tea Partied Senate Republicans continuously blocked nominees to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau so that the Bureau could not function or be staffed.
- Similar to their Tea Partied state elected governors
and legislators – Tea Parted lawmakers will do everything in their
power to destroy the protection of American workers’ and
consumers’ rights.
How did Tea Partied Republican
lawmakers obstruct the President's ability to fill executive branch and judicial vacancies?
As a result of Tea Partied
lawmaker pressures, congressional members enjoyed the luxury of 109 workdays in Washington last year!?!?! (cnbc.com). In filing their
lawsuit, they evidently assumed that
a portion of those 109 workdays included “pro
forma” sessions enacted to "obstruct the President's ability to fill executive branch and judicial vacancies" (motherjones.com). Here’s how a Tea Partied pro forma session works:
During a pro forma session, every few
days one Tea Partied Republican lawmaker
walks on to the floor of the Senate; gavels an empty chamber to order, then walks out!?!?!? (usatoday.com)
Why is the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau critical to safeguarding your
consumer rights?
According the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau was established to” prevent fraud, deception, and
unfair business practices in the marketplace. The Bureau:
- Enhances consumer confidence by enforcing federal laws that protect consumers.
- Empowers consumers with the free information to help them exercise their rights and spot and avoid fraud and deception, and
- Wants to hear from consumers who want to get information or file a complaint about fraud or identity theft.”
Why is the National Labor Relations
Board critical to
safeguarding workers’ and businesses’ rights?
According to the National Labor Relations Act, the Board was established
to…
- “Protect the rights of employees and employers
- To encourage collective bargaining, and
- To curtail certain private sector labor and
management practices, which can harm the general welfare of workers,
business and the U.S. economy.”
What is the potential fallout from the Tea Partied
Republicans’ recess appointment lawsuits?
- The loss of protecting American workers’ and American businesses’ rights under the auspices of the National Labor Relations Board
leaving actions taken by the Board in limbo.
- The loss of American consumer rights under the leaderless and
staff(less) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
One final question - Shouldn’t Tea Partied congressional
lawmakers describe their 156 days a year of not representing the people as being AWOL instead of as being on recess?
- Fight to protect your recess appointment worker and consumer rights. Right Wing petitions to take away those recess appointment rights are alive and kicking!
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From now thru 2014!
SOURCES
Obama Recess Appointment Ruling Opens Pandora’s Box of Legal
Challenges
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/02/obama-recess-appointment-ruling_n_2601441.html
... Obama defied Senate Republicans who had sought to block any and all such recess appointments by holding "pro-forma" sessions for the sole purpose of ...http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/01/chart-day-presidential-recess-appointments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
The White House on Friday said it disagrees with a U.S. federal appeals court's "novel and unprecedented" decision to reject President Barack ...http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-disagrees-court-recess-appointment-decision-192614326--finance.html
Court decision on recess appointments could
make America harder to ...This has been a terrible week for anyone
who wants to see a crisp, well-run U.S. government. First, Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) opted to make only ...http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/01/25/court-decision-on-recess-appointmentscould-make-americaharder-to-govern
Court says Obama recess appointments invalid| ReutersWhite House disagrees with court recess appointment decision. 2:26pm EST. Analysis & Opinion. The limits
of U.S. influence in Israel;http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/25/us-usa-obama-appointments-idUSBRE90O0TG20130125
Appeals court recess appointment decision gives
GOP ammunition to ...Mitch McConnell, same as he ever was. The D.C.
Circuit court's decision Friday that President Obama's recessappointments to the National Labor Relations Board goes ..http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/25/1182076/-Appeals-court-recess-appointment-decision-givesGOP-ammunition-to-block-nbsp-Cordray
Appeals court strikes down Obama recess appointmentsAppeals court strikes down Obama recess appointments A federal appeals court ... Decision could affect standing of other Obama appointeeshttp://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/01/25/obama-senate-recess-appointments-supremecourt/1864377
Court: Obama Recess Appointments are
Unconstitutional | Corpus ...Court: Obama Recess Appointments ... a federal appeals court ruled Friday that he violated the Constitution
in making recess appointments last year, a decision that ...http://www.kristv.com/news/court-obama-recess-appointments-are-unconstitutional
Too Much Vacation for Congress? -
NYTimes.comYet even when not on vacation, many in Congress are members of the ... The number of co-sponsors ... American workers average 12 days a year of vacation.http://ethicist.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/03/too-much-vacation-for-congress
Why Congress gets so much vacation time, with CNBC's Eamon Javers. ... Americans
get an average of 15 vacationdays and 10 public holidays each year, ...
How Many Weeks Of
Vacation Does Congress Take? Let's Peak At Their Schedule.
Bureau of Consumer Protection's mandate is to protect consumers against unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent
practices. The Bureau enforces a variety of consumer ...
... to define and
proscribe practices on the part of labor and management which affect commerce and are
inimical tothe ... The National Labor Relations Board, ...
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